FORECAST


Meaning of FORECAST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fɔ:(r)kɑ:st, -kæst ]

( forecasts, forecasting, forecasted)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

Note: The forms 'forecast' and 'forecasted' can both be used for the past tense and past participle.

1.

A forecast is a statement of what is expected to happen in the future, especially in relation to a particular event or situation.

...a forecast of a 2.25 per cent growth in the economy...

He delivered his election forecast...

The weather forecast is better for today.

N-COUNT : usu with supp

2.

If you forecast future events, you say what you think is going to happen in the future.

They forecast a humiliating defeat for the Prime Minister...

He forecasts that average salary increases will remain around 4 per cent.

VERB : V n , V that

3.

see also weather forecast

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